apavao

captainsuperdawg wrote:I don't really get it. I think it might be Game of Thrones, but I haven't seen it. Anyone care to help a stupid fellow Wooter?

It probably is. I see four kings: a wolf, a lion, a dragon, and a stag. These are the arms of Houses Stark, Lannister, Targaryen, and Baratheon, the four houses with the strongest claims to the titular thrones.

ChronoSquall14

Considering that the iron price is to kill someone with the shirt and take it from them, the enthusiasm on display for doing so is kind of unnerving. If I wear this shirt, I apparently will need my own sellsword at my back.

For those dismissing it as a book OR TV reference, yes, it's both. And if you're concerned about depraved violence, yeah, I'd stay away from it. There's lots. It's not the heart of the show/book, but it's there.

I don't envy ste7enl, because there's almost no way to make the perfect shirt here. Targaryens should be a queen, Baratheon would look neat with a hammer, maybe there should be a kraken, etc., you really can't win. It's a very cool design that rewards a closer look, regardless of how each fan would have done it just a bit different.

Very cool to see a Game of Thrones shirt. But I can't help but wonder if the title could've been "We Do Not Sew."

For a Clash of Kings design I would have chosen 4 of these sigils. Probably drop Renly because he dies during this book and his sigil is present in his brother's and his cousin's.

If you wanted to add House Targaryen, with it's three headed dragon sigil, it wouldn't make much sense to have a king. At this point the only Targaryen known is Daenerys. Maybe have the Targaryen's represented with the queen of spades in the background.

MadamAtom

neuropsychosocial wrote:A friend told me that the show was fairly violent, especially in terms of violence directed against women. Is the same true of the books?

I haven't seen the show, but the books are brutal, though I wouldn't say they're any worse toward women than toward men (or kids of either gender, for that matter). Given your triggers, you probably should avoid them, yes. I like them, but they still make me twitch some, and I don't even have any trigger-worthy experiences.

About the shirt: Very, very tempted. It's a piece of pretty, for sure.

modsquad

Yet another shirt I would own if it were still printed on an American blank. I wish Teemagnet didn't show shirts from here....just pisses me off, but oh well, I'll stick to my guns. No more Woot purchases. Thanks for raising the prices, then lowering the quality of shirts.

orabbit

I'm really surprised that so many Wooters are in the dark about A Song Of Ice and Fire. But prune juice references are apparently common knowledge. Also, maybe the dragon card represents Viserys? Just sayin'.

gcdyersb

jrutkowski wrote:It's a nice looking shirt but I would of designed it differently if you wanted to pay any homage to the book or show.

Cool story, bro. Let us know when your design is ready.

This pays homage rather nicely IMO to GOT. But within the artist's conception of a deck of cards featuring the key houses. If the intent was to portray the five kings, this would be a fail, but that's clearly not the goal.

ste7enl

orabbit wrote:I'm really surprised that so many Wooters are in the dark about A Song Of Ice and Fire. But prune juice references are apparently common knowledge. Also, maybe the dragon card represents Viserys? Just sayin'.

Adelas

tpt4lyfe wrote:I also have not seen game of thrones before however after reading the write up the memes have taught me enough to recognize that it is a Game of Thrones reference.

Thus being said I think it is more important that this shirt is awesome even without you needing to be "In the know". For those people who get the reference its cool, for those who don't...it's still cool. This is my kind of shirt.

I figured it out from the pixels... err, memes.... too.

I'm actually disappointed. I saw the image and thought WOW, I would totally buy and wear that! But... I don't watch GoT, and I don't want anyone to THINK that I watch it. So this is out, for me. Which is a shame because it's a really, really amazing design.

chrysknife

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I for one, am a huge fan of the books, liked the first season, and am in for one. I also would have rather had the kraken instead of the dragons, but I understand both sides of the argument. Cool shirt bro.

stefferoo

Yes, this could be a reference to the books or the show, but my mind immediately went to the latter because it reminds me of the opening credits. The "Game of Thrones" title logo at the end shows four animal heads: dire wolf, lion, stag, and dragon, one in each corner. Beautiful design, and the only GoT shirt I've seen so far that I've immediately wanted. Well done!

thewronggrape

orabbit wrote:I'm really surprised that so many Wooters are in the dark about A Song Of Ice and Fire. But prune juice references are apparently common knowledge. Also, maybe the dragon card represents Viserys? Just sayin'.

I'm also surprised by all the comments here, especially since they are in reference to the HBO show. Read the books, people! I haven't seen the show, but am eagerly awaiting the sixth book. Looking forward to curling up with it and a nice glass of warrior's drink and a bowl of gagh!

Also, yes the books are violent and the language can be rather crude at times. It's not misogynistic IMO. It's just brilliant storytelling and characterization combining fantasy, politics, sex, war and plenty of surprises.

tehralph

I don't see why everyone is all like "Oh! Mutating Goodness Greyjoy and the Kraken!!"... Who said this shirt was only specifically referencing to season 2? Robert overthrew the Targaryens, Lannisters somewhat overthrew the Baratheons, and now the Starks have to overthrow the Lannisters.

WoadWarrior

Here's an idea. Those who want to "pay the iron price" can all get together and meet on the tourney field and fight it out. I'll even pay for the shirt, but they have to stream the video during the next Woot-off.

cruelnv

WoadWarrior wrote:Here's an idea. Those who want to "pay the iron price" can all get together and meet on the tourney field and fight it out. I'll even pay for the shirt, but they have to stream the video during the next Woot-off.

Touché. I'd enlist, but unfortunately, tourneys aren't really my style. More of a hit-and-run kind of guy. Maybe you could send the shirt to some fisherman's village along the coast?

What was dead m- meh, you get the gist.

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gwenleif

nickkmet wrote:In the show/books there are only two seasons, winter and summer. In the book setting, it's been a very long time since the last winter (we're talking decades, here). Winters are really harsh. The "motto" for house Stark is "Winter is Coming" because historically they have lived on the northernmost edge of the kingdom. In the first few books, it is mentioned that Winter is literally almost upon them, so they say it a lot. Hope that helps.

Sorry, but not quite... there are the regular four seasons, but autumn and spring are very short like usual because they're the transition seasons. I'm reading the books and the ironborn often talk about autumn storms and such. Also, it's only been about one decade since the last winter, but it's kinda snarky to correct you on that.

What's that powder clinging to your credit card? Oh wait, this is capitalism.

ChronoSquall14

I just noticed something ELSE about this shirt, which continues to grow on me. The stag looks like it has a lightning bolt through the middle, which is very appropriate for the lords of the Stormlands and Storm's End.

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